Tim OMAHA DAILY I$EK: FHIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1007.
SHUNTS TALKS IN KANSAS CITY
Bead of Gaaal Commission Qnett of Knits
and Fork Club.
WORK ON BIG DITCH IS OISCUSSLO
Sneaker Bar CrmOv rerlod Haa
Com to aa Bad and fbe Verio
of Actaal Construction.
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KANSAS CITT. Jan. x4.-Theodore P.
Shouts, who yeaterday resigned tha chair
manship of tha Isthmian Canal commit
1 alon, waa tha guest of honor her thla
, evening at tha monthly dinner of tha Knlfa
and Fork club of Kanaaa City. In an
. Illustrated address ha !" a record of the
work dona to date on the Panama canal.
"The creative period." declared Mr.
' fthnnls, "baa coma to an and, and tha
; period of active construction has be run.
Aa to tha manner In which the creative task
has bn performed wa are content to let
tha facta apeak for themselves."
In closing Mr. Shonts quoted as follows
I from President Roosevelt's message, wrlt
I ten after tha chief executive returned from
the Isthmua:
The wisdom of the canal management haa
fcen shown In nothing more clearly than
In the way In which the foundations have
been laid.
. Mr. Shonts, who arrived In Kansaa City
thla morning, had earlier In tha day denied
that hla resignation of tha chairmanship
had resulted from any disagreement with
President Roosevelt or any member of the
commission, and declared that tha best of
relations existed between himself and all
hla associates. Ha left for New TorV lata
tonight.
Test of tha Speech.
After reviewing the work and plane of
the commission, as given In official re
ports, Mr. Shonts said In part:
The Isthmua Is today aa aafe a place to
visit aa most other parts or me worm, ami
much safer than many parts of the United
States, so far aa danger from disease Is
concerned. Observance of sanitary laws
ami regulations Is comDulsory and Is rig-
Idly enforced. We have a hospital system
which Is aurrmssed by none In the worm.
and the privileges of It are not only, like
the blessings of salvation, free to all, but
they are compulsory, wnenever an en
tilnva U discovered with too hleh tempera
lure ha Is compelled to go to a hospital.
whether he wishes to or not.
I shall not weary you with details about
what wa have done In building quarters
for our employea and providing them with
wholesome food and pure water. If you
will visit the Isthmus, aa I hope many of
you will In tha near future, you will find
scattered along the line of the canal a
succession of trim villains, containing pop
latlone ranging from a few hundred up to
fcOUO each. At Gatun, the site of the great
dam which will hold back tha waters of
the a-re&t Inland lake of 110 so.ua re miles,
tbera la a Tillage which haa sprung Into
axlstenca within four months, situated
upon the hilltop, supplied with pure water
and with a modern sewerage system. It
overlooks the aualnt native village below
on the banka of the Chagres, which, when
the dam shall have been constructed and
the lake tilled, will be eighty-five feet un-
aer water, new nomes lor me innaoiuinis
of this village are to be provided upon the
' ncHibv hillsides. You will see at Culebra.
btilMcd upon bluffs overlooking the great
cut mid surrounded like an amphitheater
fiy rlK.ng slopes of beautiful hills, a town
of &.. i inhabitants, with a modern sewerage
c! 1 and an abundant supply of pure
v. i ti-r. A year and a half ago the elte of
thia n was covered with an Impene
triib'c jungle, with scarcely a sign of hu-
man tint). i. alon.
Jamaicans Starve Themselves.
' In regard to the common laborers from
the West Indies, experience has shown that
nu price for food can be low enough to
Induce them to eat a aunVicnt quantity to
keen them In good physical condition. We
offered them cooked food at 10 cents per
meal, and the uncooked Ingredients or the
meals at a nrlce reduced by the cost of
cooking and service. Both plans resulted
. unsatisfactorily. We even tried, in a single
Instance, under peculiar conditions, tha
policy of giving them uncooked food free,
They declined to go to the trouble of cook
ing It. Next we had it cooked and offered
It to the same men free. Then for the
first time they ate, and ate heartily. Wa
decided, in the llKht of thla experience, to
adopt a policy similar to that which Is
followed In railway and other construction
work in thla country. Beginning with the
join or tne present month we are paying
them a fixed wage, Including three cooked
meals a day. Two Important galna are ex
peeled from this policy. If their physical
condition Is Improved because of nourishing
food. Chief Engineer Stevens believes their
efficiency aa workers will be Increased, and
lr. Oorgaa believes that their power to
withstand disease will be perceptlby mag
nttied.
Aetnal Work on Canal.
As I said to you In the opening part of
my address, the work of actual excavation
was restricted during the creative period
to merely preparatory lines, mill, some
thing has been done In the direction of
making the "dirt fly." During the fiscal
f wii cowing Willi uuiib lani l,iMJ,w t mill
yards were taken from the canal prlam
against 742,000 yards removed during the
previous year. Notwithstanding the rainy
season, which extends from the end of
April to the end of December, there waa,
during tha month of August, 1908, a total
. excavation In the Culebra rut of I'M, Ml
cublo yards, which was the largest amount
taken out up to that timet during any
month since the canal hasv been under
American control. In Heptember, 1908, the
total jexcavatlon was 'JSl.toO cubtn yards,
and In October, 1IM, It waa U6.0U0 cubic
yards. Altogether, the surface In the
Culebra aut haa been, brought down sixty
five feet below the level left by the French.
A large amount of the excavated material
haa been used In filling for railroad yards
and double tracking of the Panama railroad-
Much of It haa been taken to old
French dumps and to new dumps recently
placed two at Miraflores, two at Pedro
Miguel, one at Rio Urande, one at Mamei,
one at Das Obispo, one at Haut Oplapo, and
a vary large one, two miles long, at Taher
nllla. We have at present a force of fifty-two
el earn shovels available for work. Most of
them are at work In the canal prism,
mainly In tha great cut. Others will tie
added as fust as tha additional railway
tracks and dumping grounds necessary for
the handling of an Increased amount of
excavated material are provided until the
number actively engaged reaches the limit
of ability to employ them to practical ad
vantage. Pleased with Reaalt.
The speaker then told of action taken to
place shipments from Atlantic and gulf
porta on an equality and for bids on tha
work aa heretofore given in press dis
patches, and then concluded:
That, gentleman. Is the record of things
done. We have created a slate. Wa have
created a great human machine to carry
on the work. I nuan uy that a have
created an organisation on the most ap
proved sclentino administrative lines, under
which the various branches of the woffje
are divided and distributed among depart
ments each of which haa its own well iie
ftntd field of duty and each of which la
firrforiiiing that duty. We have mutlu the
mhmus a healthy place in which to work.
We have built quarters for the workers and
have provided fur them abundant supplies
of wholesome food and pure water. We
have built up a railway system adequate
for: the needs of cansl construction, as
well aa commercial business. We have ac
cumulated I lie plant with which to do the
wotk. Ve have completed tha engineering
plana upon which the work Is to proceed.
With the broad policies of which 1 have
spoken carried Into operation, the creative
prkd haa coma to an and. and tha period
of -active construction has begun. As to
the - manner In which the creative task
has been performed wa are content to let
tiie facts spak for themselves.
JOHN R. HEGEMAN, President
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Additional Voluntary Contribution to Industrial Policyholders over and above all obligations expressed or implied
in their policies. A cash Dividend of $1,000,000 for Whole Life Policies Over Five Years Old A Mortuary Dividend
of $1,000,000 on all 1907 Claims Under Policies Over Five Years Old Benefits During Second Six Months In'
creased 100 per cent Whole Life Policies Over 15 years in force when the Insured is 80 years of age paid as
Endowments.
CASH DIVIDEND
Repeating its generous action of the last eight years, and
doubling the amount of the annual bonus, there has been
declared by the Company this year a cash dividend estimated
at' one million dollars. This dividend has been declared
on all Industrial Whole L.ife policies issued prior to January
1, 1903. As has been the Company's practice heretofore,
there will be included in these benefits the Whole Jwife In
dustrial policies of all those companies whose business has
been assumed by the Metropolitan.
A MORTUARY DIVIDEND
has been declared in the Industrial Department, applicable to all death claims in
curred during the current year, where policies on the day of death had been in force
over five years. The scale of dividends is as follows: Where death occurs after
policy has been in force
Over 5 years, a Dividend of 6 per cent. Over IS year, a Dividend of 15 per cent.
Over 10 years, a Dividend of 10 per cent. N Over SO years, a Dividend of 20 per cent.
Over 25 years, a Dividend of 25 per cent.
For example: A pollcyifor $260, issued on January 11, 1887, matures by death during; 107 on or
after January 12th. The policy was In force oyer ten years, and the Company will pay a Mortuary DIy
Idend of 10 per cent., or $26, the heirs receiving $286, Instead of $160. as named In the policy. Or a
policy for $300, issued February 7, 1880; death occurs in 1907 on or after February 8th; the policy
was in force over twenty-fire years, the Company will pay the beneficiary a Mortuary Dividend of 25
per cent, of $300, or $75, making a total of $375.
LIFE POLICIES PAID AS ENDOWMENTS
During the year 1907 any person insured in the Industrial Department of the Met
ropolitan, who is eighty years of age or over, and who has paid premiums for fifteen
years or more on any policy, may receive the face value of his or her policy in cash;
or if a full paid-up policy is preferred, in order that the amount of insurance may be
available as a burial fund at time of death, the Company will issue a paid-up policy
for the face of the policy.
This voluntary conversion of Whole Tife no!
naid-up insurance is one of the most liberal concessions ever made by any Industrial
Insurance Company.
THIS MAKES $12,000,000 DISTRIBUTED VOLUNTARILY AMONG HOLDERS OF INDUSTRIAL POLICIES DURING THE
PAST TWELVE YEARS, .IN EXCESS OF AMOUNTS CALLED FOR BY THE POLICY CONTRACTS.
INCREASE IN BENEFITS
, New Tables with large increases of benefits in Industrial policies have been adopted. The payments or premiums on all
new Industrial policies will cease at age 73. Reductions have been made in the premiums charged for Ordinary policies.
Tii8 Company Wrote More Insurance Than Any Other Company In the World A
Tha Company Gained More insurance in force man Any utner company in
the World
In its Ordinary Department the Company Wrote More Pald-for Business Than
, Any Other Company Save One , ,
It Gained More Ordinary Business Than Any Other Company Sava One
Its Expense Ratio Was Largely Reduced and Was the Lowest In the Company's History
MORAL . INSURE IN THE METROPOLITAN
STEVENS. SUCCEEDS SHONTS
Engineer of Panama Canal to Hare
Highest Place e.n Commitsion.
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RETIRING CHAIRMAN TALKS OF WORK
Says Ha Retires to Take Plae In
New York with Fall Ay
nroval of the.
President.
Kaval Appropriation Largs.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. An appropria
tion of about ttf.000.000 Is provided for In
the naval appropriation blU agreed upon
today by the bouse committee on naval at
fatra. Tbt bill provides for aa additional
battleship, acreed upon Id tha naval ap
propriation bill of last year. It also makea
provision for two torpedo boat destroyer
and aproprlatea t2.0uo.000 for submarines.
This fc:.0u0.uu la additional to the tl.0ue,0u0
for submarines provided In tha bill of laat
year, which haa not yet been expended
Provision Is made for about t.OOO additional
sailors and SuO additional marines. The
rank of commandant of marines Is raised
from brigadier general to major general. '
Now . la . tha Urn. U walta youp waata
known thrywa The Be Want Ad Page.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Announcement
waa made today at the War department
that tha offices of chairman and-chief en
gineer of the Isthmian Canal commission
would be combined and that Mr. Stevens,
the chief engineer, would be given the ap
pointment, the understanding being that he
will maintain a residence on tha Isthmus.
The resignation of Chairman Shonts, It
waa also stated, would be accompanied by
his resignation aa president of the Panama
Railroad company, to take effect on the
aama date that will aever hla connection
with the Isthmian Canal commission.
Secretary Taft todiy announced hla pur
pose of tilling the four vacancies existing
on tha Isthmian Canal commission by the
appointment of some of the bureau chiefs
In. the employ of the commission now at
work on tha Isthmus. '
Mr. Shonts' resignation as president of
the Panama Railroad company will be sub
mitted to the directors of that company
at the annual meeting which Is to take
plac In April.
Chairman Shouts Talks.
KANSAS CITT, Jan. H. Theodora
Shonts, who Is to speak here tonight as
tha guest of tha Knife and Fork club at
Its monthly dinner, arrived In Kansaa City
this morning from the east.
To tha Associated Press ha said:
"My position aa president of tha Panama
i Canal commission and railroad line, which
la auxiliary to tho first position of the
Isthmian Canal commission, goes with tha
latter. My resignation of tha chairmanship
of the canal commission, therefore, Includes
that of president of the railroad and
ateamshlp Una."
Continuing. Mr. Shonts aald In tha course
of an Interview regarding his reslirnatlon:
"I have don exactly what I said I should
do organised tha Isthmian Canal commis
sion. There wad no friction not a bit of
friction."
Referring to talk In New York that he
had acted as John F. Wallace, the former
chief engineer, had In resigning for a
position that meant more money, Mr.
Shonts aald with much ahow of spirit:
"Now, why should men auy auch things?
I should not have resigned at all If the
president bad not consented In advance.
The president realised that the opportunity
presented was exceptional and that I might
do much for New York people In assuming
charge of the Interborough railway.
. elevens la All Hlaht.
"Th Panama ranal work haa passed the
creative stage It Is organised It can and
wtll an rls-til ahead successfully under the
direction of Mr. Stevens, the chief en
gineer. If I had remained I should not
have been In tha Isthmua any more than
now, and for thla reason: I had organlaed
the forces so that Mr. Stevena and his col
leagues could go ahead and take any ac
tion required, subject to my approval. I
hope Mr. Stevena will be left In charge of
the work."
Asked In regard to statements publlahed
In certain newspapers to the effect that
"red tape" regulations had Interfered with
hla work aa chairman of tha Canal com
mlHslon Mr. Shonts said:
"Red tape! Well, I can understand how
the government must be more careful than
soma corporations or institutions. All that
talk Is foolish. Kven If I did not Ilka red
tape, there waa no friction in the commis
sion or between me and any other depart
ment of the government.
"I ' had no trouble with Mr. Stevena. I
never contemplated the construction of the
canal. I organised the engineering and ex
ecutive features and brought order out of
con fusion.
"You may aay." he added, "that thla la
one government Job that la resigned with
every possible feeling of courtesy and good
will from both sldea. I hop I have made
thut clear." V .
Mr. Shonts' attention wa called -to tha
statement made last night at London by
Phlllppi Buna-Varllla, former minister of
Panama tu tha United States, who waa
quoted aa saying that the Ideas of the
French engineers for building the Panamn
canal are mora feasible than those of
American engineers.
"Oh, Mr. Varllla," Mr. Bhonta'aald with
a laugh. "Well, the French Idea had had
a good, long trial, didn't It? Isn't that a
pretty good answer?"
Mr. Bhonta was accompanied to Kansas
City in his private car by George II. Ross,
general superintendent and vice president
of'the Clover Leaf route.
DEATH RECORD ,
Seward A. Gnlllek.
6 e ward A. Gullick. a well known laboring
man of Omaha, who lived for many years
at the Northwestern hotel, died at 1 a. m.
Thursday at St. Joseph's hospital after an
extended alckneaa from lung trouble. He
waa a ' widower and la survived by one
brother, Dr. William Gullick of Greenville.
111. Dr. Gullick arrived In Omaha Thure
day morning and, after brief aervlces were
held Thursday afternoon at the undertak
ing parlors of Hoffman & Gentleman, took
tha body to tha old family home at Green
villa for Interment.
Anthony R. Baarnett.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. J4- Anthony R
Pagnetto, a painter whose work waa widely
known through his painting of tha floats
In the Rex prooesalon of tha Mardl Gra
carnivals at New Orleana. died here yee
teiday. He auto painted camivai scenery
for northern and western cities.
Iener Holds Bloekarrowera.
DENVER. Colo.. Jan. 24. Next year's
convention of the American National Live
bluck esMoclalMl will be held In Denver
aid not Los Angeles, as erroneously an
nounced last night. The convention
ailouted a resolution declaring In favor of
la Antteles, aa th meeting plac two
era usuoa
DOGS FOLLOW FALSE TRAIL
Two Bloodhounds Lead Fosie in Helpless
fearoh for chicken Thieres.
ONE NEGRO PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE
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Hia lionae Is Ransacked In Hla
Absence and He Calls l
Police to Disclaim
Two savage and voracious mongrel pupa,
misnamed bloodhounda, led five Omaha
sleuths and a large posse of verdant cltl
rens of North Omaha, a i lively chase
Wednesday morning through cornfields,
weeds and swamp In the northern part of
the city In search for the thieves who
have aroused tha slumbering passions of
the citizens by repeated thefts of chickens
during tha last few nlghta.
Three palatial chicken hostelrles wero
stripped Tuesday night, not even a single
feather being left aa a clue. When the
thefts were discovered Wednesday morning
tha excited citizena held a caucua and de
cided to run the miscreant to earth with
two doga with recoroa of "past perform
ances" a mile long.
Detectives Ferris, Dunn, Heltfeldt, Dona
hoe and McDonald arrived on the scene as
the vigilance committee adjourned for
action and willingly joined in the hunt.
Tha bow-wows bayed and tugged at their
leashea In tha good old EUza-croaslng-tha-lce
style, and tha chase waa on. Pitch
forks, clubs, and. In fact, tha first tiling
that cam to hand, constituted tha arma
ment of the posse, which set off with a
hurrah. With the dog barking loudly at
every Jump, th chase waa pursued through
water, mud and weeds, until It ended .at
the home of Silas Johnson, colored, who
real res near Thirty-sixth and Boyd streets.
Mr. Johnson Not at Home.
Mr. Johnson waa not at horn to recelv
his guests, so the house was searched
from garret to cellar, but not so much as
a feather or even the. odor of chicken could
be found. After leading the pou to John
ton's house the "bloodhounds" considered
they had don their duty for an eight-hour
day, and, aa they belonged to th union,
refused to continue further, so the pome
disintegrated, after voting th morning a
great auccera, and the detectives returned
to the police station to relate the harrowing
deeds of valor done on the exciting chase
and receive 'lia applause and congratula
tions of thetr fellow officers.
The colored man whose house had been
ransacked returned late Wednesday night
and was told by a neighbor what had oc
curred during hla absence. II called up
th city lull and had a heart-to-heart talk
with Captain Mostyn over th 'phone.
"I never done stole no chickens, Mlatah
Captain. I'se always lived a 'spectful life
and never had no 'splclons on me befuah."
aald Johnson, In tones that evidently cauie
from the deptha af his hi art.
"Well, you had better coin down to the
station tomorrow morning and square your
self with Captain Dunn," replied Captain
Mostyn.
"I moa' suttenly will; I aholy got to
after havln' them blamed fool dawga nosln"
up to my house. I know, Mlatah Captain,
that I'm Innocent, and I doan car what
them daga or fool men think."
Captain Dunn was waiting patiently
Thursday morning, to have a star chamber
aeaaion with Johnson, but ba failed to put
In an appearance.
SENATOR ALGER DEAD
(Continued from Flrat Page.)
won, however to withdraw aa a candidate
for the senate. But I did not tell the
president thla. Tha option he meant to
give me was to abandon tha fight against
McMillan in order to save my place In
the cabinet'. A few days after thla I re
ceived from the president hla written ac
ceptance of my resignation. Then I went
to the president and told him that when I
accepted a place In hla cabinet I did not
aurrender my citizenship."
General Alger aald he told th praldnt
aome thlnga about McMillan which h al
leged were not favorabl to McKlnley.
Asked for an estlmat of McKlnley'a
character. General Alger replied: "I can
not give that to you. He haa many lovable
qualities, but he lacks backbone, and noth
ing can make up (or the lack of back
bone." Sketch of His Career.
Senator Alger waa born In Medina
county, Ohio, February 17, 1836. When ha
waa U years old his mother died and th
next year h lost his father. At that time
ha waa working for a neighbor, receiving
payment in meala. He later got a plac at
13 a month, which was Increased to b. In
six months ha had aaved S27.U. With thla
sum In his pocket he entered Richfield
academy and worked for a blacksmith for
his washing and board. At 20 years of aga
he received 115 a month for working four
teen houra a day.
In 1859 he waa admitted to th bar, hav
ing studied law In spar time. In lb60 h
moved to Michigan and started a small
lumber yard. In 1S61 ba enlisted In the
army and served aa captain of tha Second
Michigan, major and lieutenant colonel of
tha Sixth Michigan, colonel of the Fifth
Michigan cavalry, and cam out of th
war aa brevet msjor general of volunteers.
After tha war he resumed lumber busi
ness and Invested largely In timber lands,
the Increase In value of these landa laying
the foundation of a large fortune.
He . was governor of Michigan, 1S8S and
lMi; a candidate for republican nomination
for president In 18: commander-in-chief
of National Grand Army ot the Republic
and secretary or war In McKlnley cabinet
from IW to 1W. After leaving that office
he waa elected to th aenat.
BILL LETS IN PATENT PAVING
Thornis Measnre in Senate Lowers the
Bars in Omaha to Grant
BITULITHIC ON PARITY WITH ASHMIT
Document Harks Back to Old Fight
When City Kngrlneer and Con
tractor Had Thai'
Llttl Sqnahhlo.
A bill known as Benata Fll 1SS, In
troduced by Banator Thomas on Wednes
day, barks back to a chapter of Omaha's
paving history. Tha bill 1 to modify th
present law on paving, to permit of th
use of "patent paving" and allow property
ownera to specify that form of paving.
Nearly three years ago tha old Board of
Publto Worka considered specifications pur
porting to. allow open competition on patent
paving bids, but, according to City Engi
neer Kosewater, th specifications war
made by a particular contractor so as to
exclud forma of patent paving other than
that handled by him. Mr. Roeewatsr ex
plained thla to th board and refused to
approv of th speclflcatlona. Mr. Roso
water was upheld In his contentions by th
city attorney. What tha city engineer waa
after waa open competition aa to paving
and tha elimination of anything that pre
vented free competition. The engineer then
drew up speclflcatlona that tba contractor
In question could hav mad proposals on
and at tha nam time allow an yon els
to nter th field. The bill now before th
aenat la to lei down th bars and place
patent paving on an equal footing with
aaphalt and other forma If the property
owners want It and go through th usual
procedure, aa required by tha charter.
At present ther Is only on patent pav
ing agency In th city, that being th
Nebraska Bltullthlo company, of which
John Grant I the vice president.
No "patent paving" haa been laid la
Omaha. Tha usual form of this kind of
pavement Is a mixture of tar and graded
crushed granite, specially treated by a
patent process.
Resolution AaTataet Polya-amy.
SPRINGFIELD. III.. Jan. 14. A Joint res
olution waa Introduced In the lower house
of tha legislature today petitioning con
gress to call a convention to propose an
anti-polygamy amendment to the constitu
tion of the United States. Tha resolution
aaks the legislatures of other states to Join
In the application by adoption of similar
resolutions.
William Wklteley Killed.
LONDON. Jan. S4--William Whltelty.
founder of the first big department stor
In London, was shot and killed thla after
noon by a young man, who afterwards
attempted to commit suicide.
letters Written by a Bride to her Best Girl Friend
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DEAREST NELLIE:
Tour dear, sweet letter recelred today, made both John
and roe so happy and we promise you the warmest welcome
when you come to visit us next week. Our little home Is In-'
' deed a perfect fairyland and I am sure you will be delighted
with It. You remember how much afraid I was about being
able to do the cooking, and I had never made anything but
fudge, but John bought me the loveliest gas stove and It Is
the easiest thing to cook on you ever saw.
I must tell you how good John was the first time I tried
to cook: I knew he was fond of soft boiled eggs, so I tried
to surprise him the other day and gave him soft boiled eggs
for his lunch. Whan ha saw them he waa delighted and said I
was the dearest little wife in all the world. Imagine my sur
prise when he broke the shells to find the eggs as hard as
golf balls. I could not help crying, for I had boiled them for
two hours so that they would be soft. John said It was be
cause I had used the city water, which was so bard, and the
next time I must use the soft water from the cistern and I
then would have to boll them only three minutes. You know
John seems to know everything.
Well, good bye until next week, with love from John and
Yours lovingly,
AANIE.
p. 8. I forgot to tell you that we bought our gas stove
from the Gas Company.
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